YALSA-BK, or YALSA Book Discussions, is a moderated mailing list, part of the ALA Mailing List Service. It is attached to YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association), which is a division of the ALA. A subscription to the mailing list gives access to an open forum about young adult reading and literature. The discussion focuses [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Resources’
26 Feb
The Classics
I just want to thank everyone for a great discussion Tuesday night! I really enjoyed researching, preparing and presenting my seminar – there are so many interesting things to think about in terms of teen lit and “the classics”. Although they’re already on the course blog, I decided to post my references and resources here [...]
13 Feb
Professional Resources
I examined two reader’s advisory guides for my report on professional resources. The first, Crossing Boundaries with Children’s Books, appealed to me because of its stated goal to “promote international understanding through children’s literature”. The second, Reality Rules!: A Guide to Teen Nonfiction Reading Interests caught my attention because I know very little about nonfiction [...]
13 Feb
The Horn Book Magazine
When I went in search of material for my report on Professional or Scholarly Journals, I decided to begin with the journal display shelf at the GRC. Most of the items on the shelf look like standard magazines. They say: “don’t judge a book by its cover.” The fact is it is impossible not to. [...]
6 Feb
David Macauley’s TEDTalk
In class last week, Erin presented her seminar on Picture Books for Teens. One of the books she brought in was David Macauley’s Rome Antics. I was so excited to see the book because I watched a TEDTalk last year with David Macauley in which he explained the process of creating the book. (From the [...]
30 Jan
YA Magazines
I visited the bookstore this weekend to buy a magazine for my YA magazine review. I have never been a devoted reader of magazines. My experience with them is mostly limited to doctors’ offices, staff rooms, and checkout displays. As a girl I bought the odd Tiger Beat or Big Bop. There was never much [...]
19 Jan
Bookstore Visit:
For our first assignment, we were asked to visit the teen/young adult section of a library or bookstore and observe the space, making note of the treatment of the material, how it is accessed and by whom. I visited a large chain bookstore on a snowy Sunday afternoon. There were other customers browsing around, but [...]
14 Jan
Welcome
This is my first post! I am excited to have this space in which to voice my ideas and opinions about libraries and young adult/teen materials. And, admittedly, I am a bit nervous as well. It’s a daunting task, preparing one’s thoughts for public view. I am sure I’ll have no difficulty, however, forming ideas [...]
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